IrishKop is 4 years old.

[Dub13]

I am a little late posting this,I meant to do it back in September but well better late than never.IrishKop was setup way back in Sept 2003,back then we were using the now very dated looking Yahoo Groups/clubs format.Even with the site looking very armature and some would say 'tacky' the group thrived and kept getting bigger and bigger.Here are a couple of screen shoots of the first version.


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Here is a Link (http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/LFC_Irish_fans/) to the Yahoo group if you are a sentential bugger.


As time went by it became clear that we had outgrown the Yahoo group,so I sent of on a search for a better format.This brought us to version two of IrishKop.On Jan 9 2006 we went live with the Invision version,this served us well and the site got very big and alot more active and was most definitely a set up from the yahoo group.It was some time on this setup that I purchased the www.irishkop.com (http://www.irishkop.com/) domain so people could find us fast,this was a major success.Here are a couple of screen shoots of the second version.


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Here is a Link (http://z15.invisionfree.com/Irish_Kop/index.php?act=idx)to Version Two


So this brings us to our final resting place,this version has been very very popular and I can not see us moving.Alot of time and effort went into this and I had no problem doing it as I was fully confidant the idea for this kind of site was sound.We will keep improving and adding things on but the forum will stay as vBulletin as it is simply the best forum software you can get.So don't worry no more reregistration.

I would like to thank you all for your support over the years whether you are with us from the Yahoo days or this week as it is you the user who make this site work.So happy birthday all,and lets hope we have many many more.

[Dublin Red]

Happy Birthday IrishKop :)

[Daz]

fair play. Had no idea it was going that long

[Jockser]

Paul Congratulations! And thank you for all your work mate.
Jesus i used to love the old yahoo emails (which is still there the last time i checked). Getting emails from total strangers all chatting about LFC was great and gave me some thing to do at work :D Ah the memories..... but just like Anfield we all had to move on to bigger and better things.

[Kopite]

congrats, great site, glad to be a part of it. Annoyed that I never heard of it before, cos I am surfing a long time! Keep up the good work.

YNWA

[Yoko]

Well done - longevity is a hard thing!!

Any plans to expand the site to include news/articles etc???

[Dub13]

Any plans to expand the site to include news/articles etc???


Yes,its in the pipeline not sure when yet but it will happen its our aim to have the messages boards part of a wider site for Irish Reds.

[sean]

Fair play to ya lad, thats some project you took on 4 years ago, and the resulting site we have today speaks volumes for the amount of work you've put in since. Respect.

[liamo3]

Well done mate you should be well proud!!!

[derekthered]

well done pam long may it keep going

[pam]

I must say I am delighted to be a part of it.. We have come a long way, and it has been a pleasure meeting some of you and going to trips with you, the setting up of the site is all down to D13,
I was happy to find it and then become a mod.
Long may we last, and grow, in members, strengh, and support our mighty REDS

YNWA

congratulations D13.

and thank you all for supporting irishkop

[scousedub]

Getting bigger and better all the time,well done to all concerned.Great site for info and tips.

[flashm]

happy birthday and well done to everyone involved, keep up the good work

[Fowler's God]

Had no idea meself it has been going on thta long. Well i am delighted to be a part of it. The internet age has made it possible for all us Iris Reds to come together to be involved in something that is a pheonomal success. Happy Birthday IrishKop...

[redeagle]

well done on keeping it going.

[JOE]

Congrats, and i hope i'm here to see many more birthdays...

[CJ from baywatch]

Well done chaps, you got a great, unique, bullshit free site here...not every day you come across one like it

[Yoko]

Yes,its in the pipeline not sure when yet but it will happen its our aim to have the messages boards part of a wider site for Irish Reds.

that's cool well done all

[galwayred]

Happy Birthday, had no idea it was around that long!

[phil]

Congrats to all involved in setting up this wonderfull site. Long may it continue.:D:D:D

[fitzpatrickgary]

Happy Birthday-fair Play To All Those Who Put In The Work To Make This Site ,keep It Up

[D5Hoop]

Happy B'Day

keep up the good work lads.

[LOU2]

fair play to ya's all for all the hard work u's have put in and congrats

[homer1]

Congratulations all, site going from strenght to strenght

Keep up the good work

[yodabenitez]

Happy Birthday. Well done Dub13 & other worker bees.

[Dub13]

Happy Birthday. Well done Dub13 & other worker bees.


LOL,worker bees I like that.:)

[redsquirreler]

Happy Birthday to the irishkop all the best for the future and and many more years
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[callyno3]

Super stuff keep up the good work.
2003 lets see how the times have changed.

The squad during the 2003-2004 season
1 Jerzy Dudek Goalkeeper
40 Paul Harrison Goalkeeper
12 Paul Jones Goalkeeper
22 Chris Kirkland Goalkeeper
29 Patrice Luzi Goalkeeper
6 Markus Babbel Defender
25 Igor Biscan Defender
23 Jamie Carragher Defender
3 Steve Finnan Defender
2 Stephane Henchoz Defender
4 Sami Hyypia Defender
36 Jon Otsemobor Defender
18 John Arne Riise Defender
21 Djimi Traore Defender
27 Gregory Vignal Defender
28 Bruno Cheyrou Midfielder
15 Salif Diao Midfielder
17 Steven Gerrard Midfielder
16 Dietmar Hamann Midfielder
7 Harry Kewell Midfielder
20 Anthony Le Tallec Midfielder
13 Danny Murphy Midfielder
26 Richie Partridge Midfielder
34 Darren Potter Midfielder
11 Vladimir Smicer Midfielder
32 John Welsh Midfielder
5 Milan Baros Striker
9 El Hadji Diouf Striker
8 Emile Heskey Striker
33 Neil Mellor Striker
10 Michael Owen Striker
24 Florent S Pongolle Striker

[Colm]

Well done to the irishkop.keep up the good work :D

[MCCARTS]

Happy birthday IrishKop.... This is a great site, and since I found it I very rarely log on to the official LFC messageboard anymore. Fair play to all who have set up the site, run the site, and contribute to writting their posts on the site.

[carragherisgod]

Fair play. Hard to keep a site running well for 4 years. Congrats and happy birthday.

[Aido82]

i remember the yahoo news group, boy its came on a long way

[maloneavic]

well done irishkop, keep up the good work

[sean]

I've just noticed that there are now 1,000 threads posted on the new boards, another landmark! Well done again.

[Dub13]

Thanks for all the good wishes.

I am moving this thread here now out of the main forum.

[Aido82]

Thanks for all the good wishes.

I am moving this thread here now out of the main forum.

spoil sport :D

[KOP Season Ticket Holder]

Happy Birthday IK first day on here and have to say very impressed by it all.

[Dub13]

Happy Birthday IK first day on here and have to say very impressed by it all.


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